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A study by Angelina Sutin found that being lonely increases the risk of dementia by 40 percent. Social isolation may trigger inflammation in the brain or cause people to live unhealthy lifestyles. Socializing might keep the mind engaged and maintain cognitive health. 

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A study led by College of Medicine Professor Angelina Sutin found that loneliness increases a person's risk of dementia by 40 percent. The study involved 12,030 participants over a period of 10 years and found that the risk applies to all demographics regardless of gender, race, ethnicity or education.

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Senior Associate Dean Myra Hurt remembered FSU College of Medicine faculty member Nancy Van Vessem as “a formidable woman,” in a New York Times article.

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A muted crowd of hundreds gathered around Florida State's "Unconquered" statue, just two days removed from a mass shooting at a Midtown yoga studio. The vigil was held for victims Maura Binkley, 21, and Dr. Nancy Van Vessem, 61.

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Hundreds gathered at Florida State University Sunday evening to mourn the deaths of two university community members killed in a Tallahassee shooting two days earlier. FSU senior Maura Binkley, 21, and College of Medicine faculty member Dr. Nancy Van Vessem, 61, died when a gunman opened fire at a Tallahassee yoga studio Friday, Nov. 2. Five others — all with FSU connections — were injured before the gunman took his own life. 

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The College of Medicine and FSU community continue to mourn the loss of faculty member Nancy Van Vessem and FSU student Maura Binkley. “Dr. Nancy Van Vessem dedicated her career to improving the health and wellness of people in the Tallahassee community,” read an article from the Tallahassee Democrat.

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Alfred Gitu, program director and associate clinical professor of family medicine at the FSU College of Medicine Family Medicine Residency Program at Lee Health, talks to NBC2 about the purpose of residency programs.

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Feelings of anger, sadness and grief swept through Tallahassee and surrounding areas following the tragic shooting that occurred in early November. In addition to those struggling to recover from Hurricane Michael, 2-1-1 Big Bend's Mental Health Navigator is aiding callers in finding care for mental health needs. The service was made possible by a partnership between the FSU College of Medicine and the United Way of the Big Bend.

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First-year med student Brian Thedy powered through the New York City Marathon - his first marathon - while managing Type I diabetes.

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This article features the FSU College of Medicine’s Sarasota Regional Campus.